Quote:(d) CONVEX SHAPE.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The coins minted under this Act shallbe produced in a fashion similar to the 2014 National BaseballHall of Fame 75th Anniversary Commemorative Coin, so thatthe reverse of the coin is convex to more closely resemblethe visor of the astronaut's helmet of the time and the obverseconcave, providing a more dramatic display of the obversedesign chosen pursuant to section 4(c).(2) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that,to the extent possible without significantly adding to the purchaseprice of the coins, the coins minted under this Act shouldbe produced with the design of the reverse of the coins continuingover what would otherwise be the edge of the coins,such that the reverse design extends all the way to the obversedesign.

Quote:SEC. 7. SURCHARGES.(a) IN GENERAL.—All sales of coins minted under this Actshall include a surcharge as follows: (1) A surcharge of $35 per coin for the $5 coin.(2) A surcharge of $10 per coin for the $1 coin describedunder section 3(a)(2).(3) A surcharge of $5 per coin for the half-dollar coin.(4) A surcharge of $50 per coin for the $1 coin describedunder section 3(a)(4).

Quote:(b) DISTRIBUTION.—Subject to section 5134(f) of title 31, UnitedStates Code, all surcharges received by the Secretary from thesale of coins issued under this Act shall be promptly paid bythe Secretary as follows:(1) one half to the Smithsonian Institution's National Airand Space Museum's ''Destination Moon'' exhibit, for design,education, and installation costs related to establishing andmaintaining the exhibit, and for costs related to creating atraveling version of the exhibition;(2) one quarter to the Astronauts Memorial Foundation,for costs related to the preservation, maintenance, and enhancementof the Astronauts Memorial and for promotion of spaceexploration through educational initiatives; and(3) one quarter to the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation,to aid its missions of promoting the importance of scienceand technology to the general public and of aiding the United States in retaining its world leadership in science and technologyby providing college scholarships for the very best andbrightest students pursuing degrees in science, technology,engineering, or mathematics (STEM).

I didn't say I wasn't going to buy one. Just think will be difficult to sell 100K of them at that price. Going have to come up with a different name than puck though since it is curved. I think we will have to call it the 5 oz. silver flying "saucer". So put me down for an Apollo flying "saucer" in Jan. Flying saucer has a nice ring to it keeping with the space theme. Maybe the name will catch on?

I'm looking forward to seeing the 5 oz proof. Not a huge fan of the vapor blast. I have said from the start that I wish they would look like the silver proof quarter sets, the designs pop off the coin, but they are harder to see on a small quarter. They would really pop on a proof puck. I would love to see them switch all of the pucks over to proofs for the remainder of the series. The Apollo saucer will definitely be unique.

Quote:the coins minted under this Act should be produced with the design of the reverse of the coins continuing over what would otherwise be the edge of the coins, such that the reverse design extends all the way to the obverse

Now that sounds interesting. I wonder how challenging it will be and what sort of errors we will have.

Quote:Now that sounds interesting. I wonder how challenging it will be and what sort of errors we will have.

Since this is a sense of the Congress thing, it's a desired, not required, quality for the coin. The Mint may just do a normal edge finish instead of trying this wrapped design finish. So far, I haven't seen anything published about which way the Mint is going on this.

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